Tracklist
1 | milk white steed | 3:49 | |
2 | if | 2:59 | |
3 | message | 0:16 | |
4 | michi | 2:29 | |
5 | hanauranai | 2:51 | |
6 | calla lily | 2:43 | |
7 | field of flowers | 4:10 | |
8 | atlantic ocean | 2:43 | |
9 | message ii | 0:16 | |
10 | aloha | 3:02 | |
11 | 2023 | 2:28 | |
12 | leila | 3:16 | |
13 | clover | 2:27 | |
14 | sayonara | 7:27 |
NTsKi. Nom de musique of Japan-based vocalist/songwriter/producer; pronounced n-t-s-k-i. "Calla" is her 2nd album, a unified statement of her musical vision at this point in her development, with all-new songs melding her breathy and intimate voice, singing in Japanese and English, with organic acoustic sounds and distinctive electronic colors. NTsKi possesses a charming melodic gift as well as a distinctive production style, giving "Calla" a cohesion and subtle momentum, with relaxed tempos, interesting arrangements and intriguing melodies fusing into a focused musical statement that is refreshing, charming and forward-looking, underpinned by a sense of wistfulness, nostalgia and melancholy. As with her 2021 »Orca« release, co-released on EM Records and Orange Milk, NTsKi is joined by engineer Illicit Tsuboi and British musician/producer Dan Shutt. The songs here are lovely, concise gems, warmly glowing, gently sparkling, evocative and moving.